The Baby Making Business

Jodie Relf is a Registered Dietitian with close to a decade of experience working in women’s health, and a specialist focus on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). As the creator of the PCOS ReBalance Protocol™, Jodie has supported hundreds of women worldwide to reduce their symptoms, restore confidence, and improve long-term health through an evidence-based, food-first approach. Having navigated her...

The John and Yoko of infertility podcasts are back from their bed and resentfully drinking herbal tea (as copious amounts of caffeine has been banned). The IVF and infertility journey continues and this week we dig deep into PGTA testing of our Embryos. We get the clearance from the Greek authorities so we are gonna find out what's inside those little buggers.  We discuss thirsty-surface-feminist-...

This week we grow up a little and chat with the amazing Dr. Andrea Liner - a clinical psychologist and IVF mum who works with people dealing with infertility, loss, pregnancy, and postpartum.  She’s both an expert and card-carrying member of the “been there - injected that” club. If you’re trying to stay sane while your ovaries do their thing, Andrea is your person. She knows "this s**t is hard."...

Another round of new IVF test results leave us reeling, feeling a bit tired and even more poor. We discuss life as a child in the 80s - watching films you shouldn't and being sent to the shops as an 8 year old to buy cigarettes for your parents. Lauren tells us about her best ever first date (and it wasn't with David), and new robe she bought for her next transfer cos she's a comfie, cosy, bouji Q...

This week we take a deep dive in to (the subject of) sperm. Some confusing results are broken down and figured out. We discuss family events and milestones through the lens of IVF, finding the joy in the small wins and is it weird to wish a baby "happy birthday" on the family whatsapp? We discover the story of a 30 year old baby, discuss whether sperm can be bipolar and decide whether or not to re...

We are back with some lols and a bit of hope. This week we come to the realisation that we are the sexiest Podcast about infertility in the business, Lauren displays her singing prowess for the first time in her life and we discuss whether or not is a deep-cover agent sent to stop David from procreating. We talk next steps after our unsuccessful final transfer - the difficulties of starting from s...

Trigger warning - This week we talk about loss. This one's a doozy. We promised warts n'all... Here's the warts. https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness

Today is transfer day! This week we will talk you through how our final embryo transfer went. From the morning jitters to Lauren doing a comedy routine for the nurses while out of her box on painkillers. We discuss the long-standing tradition of people eating fries from MacDonalds post-transfer, whether or not we'd accept a baby if it was a tiny Velociraptor at this point, feeling useless as the p...

This week we gear up to our next transfer. We discuss navigating work during IVF, the kindness of the Mum's network, being happy for your friends who have conceived ...and if not...how to fake it. Lauren has the immune system of a Victorian chimneysweep due to a reaction to her meds, David blanches at hearing the term "cervical mucus" for the first time. We're tired, but we're fine.

We're Lauren and David Fynn and we have been trying to conceive for quite some time! In this episode we give our origin story of our IVF Quest. We discuss our diagnosis and it's fallout, navigating unsolicited advice and trying to find some moments of humour and joy in what is often a very testing journey.

Launching on September 6th. A little cheeky-sneak of what to expect!